I'm new to the forum. Just bought a '04 TRD Off Road w/ 24k miles on it. Crazy low I know. I'm concerned because when I take off there seems to be what feels like binding in the drive shaft. A buddy of mine drove it and came to this conclusion so we might be way off base.

An way it has a Skyjacker 2.5in Suspension Lift and we thought that might be the cause? Has anyone heard/encountered this before?

@supra tt- yes it vibrates when taking off from a stop, then it smooths out.

@mjp2- I'm not sure about drive shaft carrier bearings. I just got it on Tuesday so I'll look it that.

@whippersnapper02- As far as I know my rear locker is unlocked, the button is "out" and light is off. I tried pushing the button and driving it, the light for my rear locker was flashing but the shudder was the same. Put it in 4 high and the same thing.

Ah, I think I've always called them grease gun fittings, lol. So the zerks have been lubed.

A buddy of mine called in a favor and got a shop to look at it today. They removed the DS and noticed it binding at the constant velocity joint, and that the rear portion needed to be replaced. So, they said that they could get me one for around $350 parts and labor.

Also, something I noticed that they confirmed was that the hanger bracket had been replaced at some point. Dunno.

But it's all lubed up now so I'll drive it around this weekend and see if that helps. If not I may take them up on the new one. Unless there's an aftermarket upgrade out there?